Peer Support Worker, Medication Support

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Access Health and Community Full time

Fulltime Permanent role & casual roles, based in Hawthorn and Doncaster
- Not for Profit with salary packaging benefits & work life balance
- Collaborative and highly skilled supported team environment

**About Access Health and Community**

With a history of 150 years and caring at our centre, our mission and commitment is to build healthier lives within our communities and to deliver excellent health and community services for all. We have a dedicated and experienced team of over 300 employees and 200 volunteers operating across 18 locations. Our people are the centre of everything we do, making a contribution to the wellbeing of the community every day through our work, making a difference every day to those that need it most.

**About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity to join our thriving community health care organisation and work within a truly supportive valued based culture and engaged workforce at Access Health and Community.

The Peer Support Worker - Medication Support & Recovery Service (MSRS) will provide practical and emotional support for clients and their families whose lives are significantly impacted as a result of pharmaceutical/medication misuses. This role provides the opportunity to share your experiences of recovery or role as a carer of someone with pharmaceutical/medication concerns and empower participants, their families, clinicians and the community to ultimately improve outcomes for clients and families/loved ones engaged in the MSRS. The role is a combination of individual and group work.

**What you will be doing**
- Use your lived experience of mental illness/Alcohol and other drug use and recovery to support clients
- Provide a combination of individual (one-to-one) and group supports
- Develop and facilitate peer support groups
- Work with a multidisciplinary team to provide ‘wrap around care’ for complex clients

**What you will bring**
- Key Selection Criteria_
- A lived experience of mental illness/Alcohol and other drug use and recovery
- Training or qualifications in Peer Work or Peer Support
- Experience working from a Peer Support or Intentional Peer Support model to support clients with mental health concerns

**Attributes**
- An ability to work sensitively with people of diverse cultures, abilities, ages, sexualities and gender identities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills
- Demonstrated behaviours consistent with Access Health and Community values

**Access Health and Community Culture & Benefits**

**The reasons why people love working at Access Health and Community**:
Not only will you benefit from a rewarding and challenging career; you will thrive in our collaborative and supportive culture where you will make a positive difference each day giving back to those that need it most.

**Enjoy the extensive Access Health and Community range of benefits that are on offer;**
- A truly supportive and valued based culture and engaged workforce
- A culture of trust and empowerment for people to grow and thrive
- Commitment to a work-life balance with flexible working conditions
- Employee Referral Program
- An authentic focus on staff wellbeing and health
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A commitment to ongoing professional Development and career growth
- Paid parental leave and opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Annual leave Loading

**Access Health and Community have an authentic commitment to the health and wellbeing of our staff**:
**_Wellbeing Connector Program _**

A network of 20 peer supporters called Wellbeing Connectors that are there to talk with their colleagues about mental health

**_Personal Resilience Plans_**

Every staff member at AccessHC have the opportunity to complete a Personal Resilience Plan with the support of their manager. These plans are a proactive approach to addressing and navigating workplace stress

**_Wellbeing Information Sessions_**

Access to recorded Wellbeing Sessions: staff have access to a number of recorded sessions facilitated by experts in the field addressing self-care, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, burnout and dealing with difficult behaviours from clients

**_The Wellness Well_**

The Wellness Well: An internal grants program that provides staff with upwards of $5,000 to implement activities that benefit physical, social and mental wellbeing

**_Employee Assistance Program_**

We offer counseling for our people through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). You can access up to three sessions in a 12-month period

**_Wellbeing Days _**

Available annually to all permanent and fixed term full-time and part time employees an opportunity to take a day off from work for your self-care and wellbeing

**_Environmental Impact initiatives_**

Access Health and Community are committed to taking action to reduce our impact on the environment and as a City Switch member we access resources, toolkits and expertise to help us become a

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